ARMAMENT:Gun: one 30-mm GSh-301 cannon (149 rds)Stations: ten external hardpoints and two wingtip railsAir-to-Air Missile: R-33/AA-9 Amos, up to six R-27R/AA-10A Alamo, up to six R-27T/AA-10B Alamo, up to two R-27P/AA-10C Alamo, up to six R-73/AA-11 Archer, up to six R-77/AA-12Air-to-Surface Missile: up to six Kh-29/AS-14 Kedge, up to four Kh-31/AS-17 Krypton, up to two Kh-59/AS-18 KazooBomb: up to six KAB-500KR laser-guided, up to three KAB-1500KR laser-guided, up to eight FAB-500 GP, up to 28 OFAB-250-270 GP, up to eight RBK-500 clusterOther: up to four S-8/S-13 rocket pods, APK-9 datalink pod; (Su-30MKI) EL/L-8222 radar jammer pod, LITENING laser targeting pod, High Accuracy Direction Finding (HADF) pod, flight refuelling pod

KNOWN VARIANTS:Su-27PU: Original designation of the Su-30Su-30 'Flanker-C': Two-seat long-range, long-endurance interceptor based on the Su-27UBSu-30K: Improved Su-30 with in-flight refueling capability, strengthened structure, and greater rangeSu-30KI: Conflicting descriptions exist, but the most likely appears to be a single-seat Su-30K model for Indonesia with several features of the Su-30MK; cancelledSu-30KN: Upgrade available for the Su-30 and Su-30KSu-30M: Upgraded two-seat multi-role variant of the Su-30 with ground attack capability and able to carry a wide range of air-to-ground weaponsSu-30MK: Export version of the Su-30MSu-30M2: Upgraded version of the Su-30MK equipped with canards and thrust vectoring nozzlesSu-30MKA: Su-30M export model for AlgeriaSu-30MKK 'Flanker-G': Su-30M export model for the Chinese Air Force with improved avionics; approximately 150 built in Russia or license built in China with another 170 plannedSu-30MK2: Model similar to the Su-30MKK but optimized for maritime patrol and armed with anti-ship missiles; 24 built for the Chinese Navy and 11 for IndonesiaSu-30MK2V: Export variant of the Su-30M for Vietnam based on the Su-30MK2; 4 builtSu-30MK3: Chinese model similar to the Su-30MK2 but equipped with the Zhuk MSE radar for use with the Kh-59MK anti-ship missile; may have been cancelledSu-30MKI 'Flanker-H': Su-30M export model for India with improved avionics and enhanced multi-role capabilities, all to be upgraded with canards and thrust vectoring nozzles; 230 to be built in Russia or license built in IndiaSu-30MKM: Su-30M export model for Malaysia with the same airframe, thrust vectoring, and canards as the Su-30MKI but different avionics; 18 orderedSu-30MKV: Su-30M export model for Venezuela based on the Su-30MK2